Gina Daidone
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Thug punches subway rider who asked him to stop manspreading: cops
A hot-headed manspreader attacked a straphanger aboard a Queens subway who told him to move his legs, police said. The 59-year-old victim was on a Manhattan-bound M train Wednesday at...
Homeless man busted for soup kitchen stabbing at synagogue
Cops busted a homeless man who they say stabbed a person in line at a soup kitchen at a Midtown synagogue. Ruben Caballero was caught Thursday evening at a nearby...
Woman found dead in bathroom of luxury building in Chelsea
A young woman was found dead in the bathroom of an apartment at a luxury Chelsea building Thursday, police said. Officers responding to a 2:30 p.m. request for a wellness...
Beardo grabbed subway riders in the crotch: cops
A white-bearded creep is being sought by police for groping two women in Manhattan train stations earlier this month. The perv walked up behind a 17-year-old girl about 10 a.m....
Man fatally shoots himself outside NYPD precinct
A man fatally shot himself in front of a Queens police station Friday morning as a trio of officers approached his car, officials said. The 25-year-old was discovered with a...
Queens school evacuated over smoke from neighboring building
A Queens school was evacuated when smoke from a fire at a neighboring construction site seeped into the building Friday morning, officials said. About 30 children and several adults experienced...
Suspicious packages sent to Sen. Cory Booker, James Clapper
Two more suspicious packages -- addressed to Sen. Cory Booker and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper -- were discovered at mail facilities Friday morning, sources and officials said....
Undercover NYPD cops get parking ticket while on duty
A traffic agent can be seen writing a parking ticket for two plainclothes cops while the officers were sitting in their unmarked car in the Bronx, sources said. The traffic...
Cops make arrest in murder of Brooklyn president aide's son
Police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of the son of an aide to the Brooklyn Borough president last month. Tyjuan Cassidy, 39 is charged with murder and...
Two duct-taped bodies found at Upper West Side park: cops
The bodies of two duct-tape-bound women were discovered in an Upper West Side park Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities. The FDNY made the gruesome discovery around 2:40 p.m. in Riverside...
Dead body pulled from flaming car in Queens
A dead body was pulled from a flaming vehicle in Queens on Friday morning. Emergency crews responded to Northern Boulevard and Prince Street in Flushing, next to the Van Wyck...
Kids are freaking out over MTA's 'Haunted Subway'
The scary state of the subway has reduced even children to tears. The first-ever “Haunted Subway” is underway at Union Square — and already it’s sent at least three of...
Manhattan schools locked down over report of gun in building
An Upper Manhattan high school and neighboring City College were placed on lockdown Thursday morning after reports of someone with a gun in the school, officials said. Authorities responded to...
Family plans to sue Applebee's after toddler scalded by hot water
A toddler was severely burned by scalding hot water at a Queens Applebee’s — and the family plans to sue because they claim employees waited 20 minutes to call for...
Good Samaritans rescue pregnant woman from subway tracks
A pregnant woman was rescued by fellow commuters after she tumbled onto subway tracks Friday morning in Midtown, witnesses said. The woman was standing on the center platform of the...
Perv in ladies panties exposes himself to girls field hockey team
A Bronx man was arrested Thursday for exposing himself to a girls field hockey team at a Long Island high school while wearing women's underwear, police said. Officials say Edward...
Student found hanged in Columbia University dorm
The 19-year-old Columbia University student who was found dead, hanging in a student-housing residence, Thursday afternoon has been identified. A janitor discovered the body of Kirk Wu of Pasadena, Calif.,...
Six women accuse massage therapist of sex abuse
Three more women have stepped forward to accuse a creepy Long Island massage therapist of inappropriately touching them during spa sessions, officials said Thursday. Matthew Widener, 34, of Farmingville, is...
Man fatally struck by garbage truck in Brooklyn
A man was fatally struck by a city sanitation truck that was making an illegal turn Thursday morning in Brooklyn, police said. The 37-year-old victim, whose name has not yet...
The stunning moment cops bust a knife-wielding suspect
A career criminal with more than 50 arrests, most for selling and possessing drugs, added a few more charges to his record Thursday after he was caught going after a...